Faculty

Linda L. Vila

Description

Linda L. Vila has been teaching in the Department of Health Care & Public Administration since 1997. Prior to her full-time faculty appointment at LIU, Linda served as Vice President and General Counsel for a large health care network in Brooklyn and Queens. She also held the position of Assistant Vice President for Risk Management at another Brooklyn hospital and began her legal health care career with the New York City Health & Hospitals Corporation. Linda teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses including but not limited to: Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration; Administrative Responsibility and the Legal Environment in the Health Sector; Hospitals & Health Care Organizations; Management of Health Care Organizations; Critical Issues in the Health Care and Public Sectors. Linda’s research interests include health care risk management, health care management models and health care ethics.

Specialties

Health Law, Health Care Ethics, Health Care Management

Publications

Author, “The use of a mock trial in health administration education” published in Journal of Health Administration Education

Author, “Mentoring an honors thesis student: A lawyer’s perspective” published in Honors in Practice

Author, “Tort reform and leadership education for physicians” published in New York State Bar Journal Torts, Insurance and Compensation Section